Traditional county: Oxfordshire · District / Borough: Vale of White Horse · Region: South East
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| Place | Letcombe Bassett |
| Traditional County | Oxfordshire |
| District / Borough | Vale of White Horse |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.563562 |
| Longitude | -1.463871 |
| Place Type | Village |
Letcombe Bassett dreams quietly in the Vale of White Horse. It lies 3.8 km south-west of Wantage (from Wantage: bearing 224°T, OS grid SU 372 851), and is situated south-south-west of Letcombe Regis village. The chalk downs, rolling like slumbering giants, cradle Letcombe Bassett, and the air here often carries the subtle scent of damp earth and distant sheep. A modest stream, the Letcombe Brook, meanders through the landscape, its waters reflecting the pale English sky with a clarity that seems to hold the memory of ancient tracks. The houses, built from stone that has weathered centuries, possess a quiet dignity, each window a silent observer of the passing seasons. The village green, a patch of well-trodden grass, feels like the heart of a forgotten story, a place where footsteps have echoed for generations.
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Explore Letcombe Bassett, Oxfordshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.563562, -1.463871. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
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| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |